Educational picture exhibitor



Oct. 6, 1931. H. c. ENGLAND 1,825,900

EDUCATIONAL PICTURE EXHIBITOR Filed May 11. 19:51

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This isthe and lit "ma Na Patented Oct. 6, 1931 lTED STATES HENRY c.ENGLAND, or nni N:c,LMronIGA EDUCATIONAL PICTURE EXHIBITOR Applicationfiled May 11,

This invention relates to an educational picture exhibitor and itconsists in the novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

cludes a stand having spaced side walls and a picture roll adapted to bejournaled in the side walls. A winding shaft is also journaled in theside walls and adapted to be connected with the picture or belt uponwhich the pic tures are mounted means being provided for holding thatportion of the belt which is ex-. posed in a stretched condition. Theparts are so arranged that a light may be placed behind the openingthrough which the pictures are observed and the pictures may thereby beilluminated or made more distinct. Also a horn may be used inconjunction with the apparatus to be used for giving an explanation ofeach picture as it appears and thus indicating the motion picture and atalking picture at the same time. The pictures may be made by hand orany other suitable process and legends or text relating to the picturemay be printed thereon so that the observer of the picture may beinstructed in reading in order to ascertain the application of the textwith respect to the illustration appearing upon the picture.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a front elevational view of theeducational picture exhibitor.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional V18W- thereof cut on the line 22 ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the same.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary detail sectional view out on the line H ofFigure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end portion of thescreen used in the exhibitor.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings the educational pictureexhibitor consists of a stand made up of side wall pieces 1 havingpedestals 2 whereby the stand may be supported upon a desk or table. Areceptacle 3 connects the lower portions of the 1931. Serial No.536,594.

side walls 1 together and may serve as a container for holding the rollsof pictures or screen. The receptacle 3 is provided with a hinged cover1 which also serves as a top for the said receptacle. Upper and lowercross bars 5 pass through the side wall members 1 and wedges 6 passthrough projecting end portions of the cross bars 5 and bear against theouter surfaces of the side walls 1. lVhen the wedges 6 are forced downinto the cross bars they will have a tendency to draw the upper portionof the side walls 1 together. A roll shaft 7 is ournaled at theintermediate portions of the side walls 1 and a winding shaft 8 isjournaled at the upper portions of the side walls 1. The shafts 7 and 8are provided with eyes 9 in which may be engaged hooks 10 carried at theends of a screen sheet 11. The screen sheet 11 is originally wound uponthe roller 7 and may be unwound from said roller upon the roller 8. Theshafts 7 and 8 are provided with squared ends '12 to which the surfaceof a crank 13 may be applied when the said crank' is used for turningthe shafts. lVashers 14: of soft rubber' are mounted upon the endportions of the shafts 7 and 8 and bear against the inner surfaces ofthe side walls 1. When the wedges 6 are driven down in the cross pieces5 and the upper portions of the side walls 1 are drawn together the saidwalls frictionally engage the washers 1 1 so that the screen will remaintaut between the shafts.

Having described the invention what is claimed is i 1. A pictureexhibitor comprising a stand having spaced'side walls, a picture rolladapted to be ournaled in the side walls, a winding shaft journa-le-d intheside walls, and adapted to be connected with the picture, said rolland winding shaft having means for rotation disposed beyond the outersurface of one of the side walls and means for drawing the side wallsinwardly to establish friction between said walls and the picture rolland winding shaft.

2. A picture exhibitor comprising a stand having spacedside walls, apicture roll adapted to be journal-ed in the side walls, a wind I ingshaft journaled in the side walls, and

adapted to be connected with the picture, said roll and winding shafthaving means for rotation disposed beyond the outer surface of one ofthe side walls, and means for drawing the side walls inwardly toestablish friction between said walls and the picture roll and windingshaft and compressible washers located between the side walls and thepicture roll and Winding shaft.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY C. ENGLAND.

